Company and Personal News
Puskás Öcsi is the face of Szentkirályi in Australia too
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
At the end of April, Szentkirályi launched its new advertising campaign that uses the image of Puskás Öcsi – not only in Hungary, but in Australia and the US as...
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Keleti falls
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
One of the last great Czech classics on the Hungarian market, Becherovka gave in to the current trend: it is being flavoured. Becherovka Lemond now boats the fresh flavours of...
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Riceland’s prize game continues!
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
This year started well for one participant of Riceland’s loyalty programme – players only had to collect 5 Riceland logos – as in both January and April one lucky winner...
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Design and brand building the P&G way
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
The significance of in-store marketing keeps growing. According to a report by Nielsen, in-store tools are more influential in shaping awareness than television. So Phil Duncan, the head of P&G...
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We give you everything we have!
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Designing and operating bathrooms for bars and restaurants gives great creative freedom to owners and designers alike. Donna Dooher, the owner of Mildred’s Temple Kitchen restaurant in Toronto ran a...
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New CEO at Cerbona
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
From 6 April, Gábor Gosztonyi is the new CEO of Székesfehérvár company, Cerbona Zrt. His predecessor, Tivadar István Szabó will remain a member of the Board of Directors. Gábor Gosztonyi...
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It removes stains and preserves colours
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
DunaPro Zrt., a Hungarian-owned company is the distributor of the Clorox brand, they supply 7,500 stores directly. In 2008, they introduced chlorine-free stain remover Clorox Color to the Hungarian market....
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STI Packaging RO Srl officially opened its gates
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
On 15 April 2010, STI Group’s 13th plant was officially inaugurated in Cluj-Napoca (production already commenced in January). Dr. Tom Giessler, the group’s chief financial officer and a managing director...
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The world has been drinking Nescafé to wake up for 70 years
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Nestlé Hungária Kft. celebrated NESCAFÉ’s 70th birthday from 14 May until 1 July in 2009, with a series of promotions. In SPAR, Coop, Tesco and Penny stores there were several...
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They are writing a blog and selling pizza
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Domino Pizza restaurants’ customers can now place the chain’s widget, a ‘Social Affiliate’ tool on their website, blog, Facebook or Twitter profile. Those who read the page can click on...
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Pampers and UNICEF continue the battle against newborn tetanus
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
In 2010, Pampers and UNICEF keep fighting for eliminating newborn tetanus by 2012. This year Gabriella Jakupcsek will represent the campaign in Hungary. After every Pampers product bought from 1...
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New CEO for BAT Hungary and BAT Austria
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
From 1 January 2010, Octavian Dascalescu (39) is replacing Emil Moskofian in the CEO’s seat of British American Tobacco (BAT) Hungary. He started his career at BAT Romania in 1997...
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May peace be with you!
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
On 27 April, the leaders of the Hungarian Gastronomic National Association (MNGSZ) and the Hungarian Gastronomy Association (MGE), rather unexpectedly, started negotiations. The two parties agreed to prepare a document...
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Local products on the Internet
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
One of the strongest trends in world gastronomy today is using locally grown and locally manufactured products. But very often it is not easy to find these products. A real...
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dm changes the design of its shop windows
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
dm Kft. will refurbish the shop windows of 32 stores by September and in 5 years time all of their units will look different. The idea for the new façade...
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Young masters of the profession
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
There were no big surprises at the Star of the Profession Festival (held on 26-28 April). In the cooks contest 1. Boglárka Berei, 2. Péter Pindl, 3. Ádám Szabó was...
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Travels in the living room
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Economic recession may put off potential tourists from travelling. Some of them might be compensated by Destination Dinners, the company set up by a San Francisco chef. For USD 25-30...
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Smile Magic Lifestyle Days programmes commenced
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
On 17 April a series of programmes started, with the goal of raising awareness of a healthy lifestyle. Organised by Mosoly Alapítvány, Tesco and Procter&Gamble, the programme will travel to...
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There will be no new president before September
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Last year Tamás Háber, the president of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) announced his resignation from the post as of this March. In February, members decided to postpone the...
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Peek-a-boo!
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Saatchi & Saatchi’s Peruvian office won gold at the Cannes international advertising awards for this clever ad, which can be mounted on a door and creates an optical illusion that...
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METRO focuses on private labels
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
From 15 April, METRO Hungary will carry out a 2-week campaign that focuses on their six private label products (Aro, Fine Food, Horeca Select, H-Line, Rioba, Sigma), offering several hundred...
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The next generation
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Junior chefs compete at two professional contests in Hungary: the Hungarian leg of WorldSkills/EuroSkills and the Star of the Profession Festival. Both WorldSkills and EuroSkills international contests are held every...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 8
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘I am happy – my family is here...
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POS Media helps with advertising surface
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
In 2010, POS Media Hungary will support PCOS Szívügy Foundation with advertising surface that is worth HUF 8 million. The foundation helps those (about 10 percent of Hungarian women) who...
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110-year old brand
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Nordsee is a German fast food chain that specialises in seafood. They have 400 units all over the continent – the company is the third biggest restaurant chain in Europe....
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Last year’s number three stands on top of the podium
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
‘Restaurant’ magazine in the UK publishes the list of the world’s best restaurants every year. Organisers divide the world into 26 regions and the leaders of these regions pick which...
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Forest helps protecting birds
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Forest-Papír Kft. and the bird hospital in Hortobágy organise a prize game – with Kiskokas napkins and Selfness Ecoring handkerchiefs – to call attention to the beauties of nature and...
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Tesco and Rosenthal announced a new loyalty point collecting promotion
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
The promotion is called ’The art of cuisine from point to point’ and it will give shoppers the opportunity to buy products from the exclusive Thomas dinnerware range with a...
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We are having a McBreakfast
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
According to the McBreakfast Quick Report, more than 800,000 Hungarians start the day with an empty stomach. More than 1.5 million people have breakfast in some café or snack bar...
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